Costa Rica vs Sri Lanka: Chief executive of the government is elected
Costa Rica
1
in 2025
Sri Lanka
1
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
1st
Sri Lanka rank
1st
Chief executive of the government is elected over time
- Costa Rica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 188 shared years of data; in 1838 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 20 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1840s | 0.6 | 0 | 0.6 | Costa Rica |
| 1850s | 0.9 | 0 | 0.9 | Costa Rica |
| 1860s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1870s | 0.7 | 0 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1880s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1890s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1900s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1910s | 0.8 | 0 | 0.8 | Costa Rica |
| 1920s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1930s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Costa Rica |
| 1940s | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | Costa Rica |
| 1950s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1960s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher chief executive of the government is elected, Costa Rica or Sri Lanka?
- Costa Rica, at 1 against 1 in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in chief executive of the government is elected between Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 0, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Sri Lanka?
- 188 years are reported by both, from 1838 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Sri Lanka rank globally for chief executive of the government is elected?
- Costa Rica ranks 1st and Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Lexical Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Chief executive of the government is elected. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable indicates whether some citizens directly or indirectly elect the chief executive. It considers political system which do not govern themselves — such as due to external interventions, occupations, or colonization — as not holding executive elections.